Automated DDoS Protection Reduces Costs & Prevents Downtime

For IT security teams, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with the ever-changing cyber threat landscape; not only are there are numerous types of threats, but some attacks are so small in scale that they often escape human detection. Large-scale, volumetric DDoS attacks may cripple websites and grab headlines, but small-scale, low-threshold attacks can be even more nefarious and damaging.

Visibility and Response Time are Critical

The time it takes to detect and respond to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is critical. Human intervention is insufficient for most cyber security attacks because humans can’t immediately see every attack, and they certainly can’t respond fast enough (in real time) to block all infiltrations. If you can’t recognize a DDoS attack, how can you even begin to defend against it? Hackers need only a few minutes to overrun traditional security solutions and steal sensitive data or map a network to find its vulnerabilities. Even when humans do notice an attack, by the time they respond, the damage may already be done. That’s why IT professionals need granular, real-time network security visibility to monitor and analyze traffic.

“…attacks happen in computer time, but responses take place in human time. “Companies typically patch monthly, but the bad guys change their approach hourly...Automating the response process shortens the patch window from a week to seconds."

The cost of a cyberattack can be enormous, in terms of lost customer trust, revenues, and staff time spent cleaning up the damage. When it comes to cyber threats, a proactive, automated approach makes more sense than a reactive, manual approach.

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With 16 years of experience in B2B enterprise software marketing, Joy Reo conducts lead nurturing and content generation programs at Corero to help the company increase brand awareness, lead generation and market share.